The British Association of Prosthetists and Orthotists

Education

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Virtual Spinal Course for Allied Health Professionals by ORUK

Series date: 5 February — 11 March 2024
Time: Every Monday evening from 19:00 to 21:00 (GMT)
Venue: Virtual
Course convenors: Mr Michail Kokkinakis & Mr Gavin Spence, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeons

Orthopaedic Research UK is pleased to announce its first Online Course in Spinal Conditions for Allied Healthcare Professionals, presented by a prestigious multidisciplinary panel from spinal units in the UK and beyond. This course is suitable for all clinicians with an interest in spinal conditions, including nurses, orthotists, physios, osteopaths, occupational therapists and chiropracters. In six weekly webinars we will cover some of the most important topics in both adult and paediatric practice, including degenerative conditions and the management of spinal deformity.

All sessions will be recorded. You will be able to watch these up to 12 weeks post course.

Week 1, Monday 5th February: Assessment of the operated spinal deformity, problems arising and when revision might be considered. Guest speaker: Sriram Harish Srinivasan, Consultant Spinal Surgeon
Institution: Kettering Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Week 2, Monday 12th February: Spondylolysis. Current concepts on definition, diagnosis and management

Guest Speakers: Jonathan Lucas, Consultant Spinal Surgeon
Laura Kenison, Advanced Spinal Physiotherapy Practitioner
Institution: Evelina London Children’s Hospital

Week 3, Monday 19th February: Adult Spinal Deformity. All you need to know

Guest Speakers: Panos Liantis, Consultant Spinal Surgeon
Rashida Pickford, Consultant Spinal Physiotherapist
Kathy Payne, Consultant Spinal Physiotherapist
Institution: Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust

Week 4, Monday 26th February: Neuromuscular scoliosis in children. The experience from a tertiary referral centre.

Guest Speakers: Neil Davidson, Consultant Spinal Surgeon
Kristine Gatti, Advanced Spinal Physiotherapy Practitioner
Sarah Gregson, Advanced Spinal Physiotherapy Practitioner
Institution: Alder Hey Children’s Hospital

Week 5, Monday 4th March: Degenerative spine – Disease spectrum and management options

Guest Speaker: Sandesh Lakkol, Consultant Spinal Surgeon
Institution: Health Point Hospital, Abu Dhabi

Week 6, Monday 11th March: Idiopathic Scoliosis in children. Braces, modern trends, national trials and myths Guest Speakers: Ashley Cole, Consultant Spinal Surgeon
Candice Sutcliffe, Paediatric Spinal Extended Scope Physiotherapist
Andrew Mills, Spinal Clinical Specialist Orthotist

We will provide delegates with a certificate of attendance.

Register here: ORUK virtual spinal course for AHP’s | 5 February — 11 March 2024 — Orthopaedic Research UK

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Teatime Talk

Monday 9 October 2023 6pm – 7pm

EDI, allyship and subconscious bias presentation hosted by: Gemma Cassidy, Mental Health / Wellbeing and EDI Lead – BAPO, Bhavna Mehta, Paediatric Orthotist in Alder Hey Children’s Hospital, Florence Goodwin, Acting Chair, Professional Affairs Committee, Member, Research Committee – BAPO

EDI talk for National Inclusion Week. This presentation will help to define what equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) is, who it protects, why it is important and what it means in clinical practice. We will also discuss allyship and how the wider P & O community can help to improve EDI, in addition to exploring the subconscious bias’ that we can all hold.

Register for the Teatime Talk here

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Preceptorship Launch Webinar recording for Prosthetists and Orthotists

Click here to access the webinar on YouTube
The British Association of Prosthetists and Orthotists (BAPO) in collaboration with NHS England Workforce Training and Education (NHSE WT&E) National AHP Preceptorship and Foundation Support Programme held a Zoom Webinar on 13 September tailored specifically for prosthetists and orthotists.
 
The event, hosted by BAPO, was an informative and engaging session. 
We have uploaded it to the BAPO YouTube channel for everyone to access, via the button below.

Audience:
  • Pre-registration learners
  • Preceptees
  • Preceptors
  • Preceptorship leads within their respective organisations
  • Service/department leads with responsibilities related to prosthetists and orthotists.
Sessions:
  • BAPO Preceptorship Update – Presented by Krista Asoluka from BAPO, who provided insights into preceptorship guidelines and best practices
  • HCPC Preceptorship Update – Mark Platt from HCPC offered the regulator’s perspective on its ‘Principles for preceptorship’ work and their implications for prosthetists and orthotists
  • National Preceptorship Update – Amanda Weaver from NHSE WT&E provided crucial updates regarding preceptorship from a national perspective
  • Case Study: Georgia Dayes from Steepers shared her personal experience of her preceptorship program
  • Question and Answer Session – An interactive session to address any queries or thoughts   
Speakers:
 

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BAPO Virtual Events – TeaTimeTalk 10/07/2023 – Update on treatments and outcomes of CTEV

Sharon Solan and Paul Charlton will be giving an up-to-date summary of the Ponseti method of treatment for babies born with Congenital Talipes Equinovarus.

This will include our antenatal counselling service, early treatment and evaluation using the Pirani score; the casting processes; the bracing rationale used for post casting; long term follow-up and treatment options for relapse.
Register here

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#TeaTimeTalk – Monday 27th February – Practice based learning (PBL) Framework for the P&O workforce

 

We would like to invite you to an upcoming webinar that will focus on the development of a Practice-Based Learning (PBL) framework for the P&O workforce. This webinar is an opportunity for you to learn about the new framework and provide feedback on its development.

During the webinar, we will present the concept and structure of the PBL framework, and discuss how it links to other key areas of work.

The presentation will be followed by a Q&A session, where you will have the chance to ask any questions you may have and provide feedback on the framework.

Click here to register

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BAPO Events Survey

BAPO is asking members and non-members alike to complete a quick survey on events that BAPO may run in the coming years. The survey will only take a few minutes but will help shape the events we run

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